large amounts of information, high
competitiveness. The advantages highlighted by
the scientist generally coincide with those
identified in the study, but the disadvantages
outlined are contradictory. These disadvantages,
firstly, relate to the micro level, that is, the
disadvantages at the level of functioning of an
individual business entity. Secondly, such
shortcomings with experienced management are
not only easy to eliminate, but it is possible to
prevent them at all. Regarding the shortage of
specialists of appropriate qualifications, it can be
noted that information technology is developing
very rapidly, and in the near future, there will be
more and more such specialists. In addition, large
companies can introduce internships to train
specialists in accordance with the requirements
of a particular business. The disadvantage of the
relatively temporary nature of the benefits can
play a significant role if digitalization measures
are introduced once and the business process is
not actually changed in the future. However,
digitalization is an ongoing, constantly evolving
process, so the enterprise should also operate a
permanent system of analysis of prospects and
opportunities for the implementation of new
digitalization measures. Thus, in the case of the
implementation of digitalization permanently,
we cannot talk about the temporary nature of the
benefits. Regarding the severity in determining
the exact result - this statement is also
contradictory because if there are specialists with
the appropriate qualifications it is quite possible
to predict a fairly accurate result of the
introduction of digitalization measures. Small
and medium-sized businesses play an important
role in the digitalization of businesses as the most
adaptive, flexible, and innovative enterprises.
Therefore, separate studies are devoted to
identifying barriers to digitalization for small and
medium-sized businesses. Transformation of the
business model for such businesses is complex
and requires investment and the necessary related
skills. Even though business owners and
managers recognize the value of strategy, the
daily routine of business operations leads them to
try to avoid strategic planning. Digitalization
supports specific core competencies, which leads
to greater financial efficiency. However, the
challenge remains for small and medium-sized
businesses to hire employees with the necessary
skills; this will continue to be a significant
obstacle to their successful digitalization (Eller et
al., 2020). In some studies, the consequences of
the digitalization of accounting are not primarily
related to the convenience of accumulating,
storing, and transmitting information, but to the
quality and reliability of such information, in
particular the reliability of those responsible for
storing and transmitting it. The risks associated
with these factors are among the key threats
posed by the digitalization of accounting
(Agostino et al., 2021). Some researchers add the
following items to the list of disadvantages: the
need for a significant time to convert business
documents, conservatism, rapid technological
progress, insufficient legal regulation, a certain
disregard for human capacity, duplication
(Stefanovova et al., 2020). Most of the above
disadvantages were considered in the article, but
insufficient legal regulation remains an
unexplored aspect. It should be agreed that the
legal support for the digitalization of accounting
is in its developmental stage and remains
imperfect at the moment. Therefore, the
prospects for further research should be a
detailed study of the current legal support for the
digitalization of accounting and the development
of recommendations for its improvement.
Conclusions
The study identified the main trends in the
digitalization of business processes, including
the digitization of business information, doing
business over the Internet, the use of electronic
networks, the use of information devices in
production, cashless payments, increased access
and awareness of customers on business. The
advantages and disadvantages of the
digitalization of business processes are defined.
The undoubted advantages are simplification and
reduction of time for processing documents, the
acceleration of all processes, particularly
production, cost savings, creating a positive
image, expanding the customer base, etc. The
main disadvantages are the increased risks of
cybersecurity breaches, the risk of defamation,
the threat to the confidentiality of information.
The article proposed a process for the
digitalization of business processes, consisting of
a preliminary analysis of needs and resources,
strategy development, setting goals and
objectives, direct implementation of
digitalization, and evaluation of the results. The
study details this process and reveals the content
of each of its components. In addition, the main
directions of digitalization of accounting are
defined and systematized. The benefits that
digitalization will provide are identified, and the
main obstacles to successful digitalization are
given, one of which is the problem of finding
highly qualified personnel with the appropriate
skills. Possible solutions to the problems are
suggested.